3 Ways to Turn Scary Interviews to Free Lesson

scary interview
https://grad-insights.com/career-insights/2014/7-scary-interview-questions-and-how-to-handle-them/

Job Interviews are always scary. Most of the time we take negative results close to our heart and take it personally. But it is not like this. First of all we must change our mind. Then interviews will not be scary, instead they will be free lesson for us.

1. Have a Growth Mindset

Our success in every aspect of life can be influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities.(Mindset: The New Psychology of Success) If we have fixed mindset and we think that talents and abilities are coming to us as a birth gift I have a bad news: “You can’t progress”.

Just a simple mindset shift can change our life fully. If you start to believe that we can improve our talents and abilities by working on them, you will  realise every failure will push you to learn more, every unsuccessful attempt will show you where you need to correct for next time.

Growth Mindset
https://www.smore.com/n3eyx-growth-mindset-resources

2. Ask Good Questions

Interview is not an exam for you. Also, it is our chance to ask questions to interviewer to understand about the job, about the company. Don’t forget; main purpose is our happiness at our new job and its benefits. So we must be sure and convinced that this job is fitting to us. Don’t worry it is interviewer responsibility to take care for the company.

You must prepare some question list for you before the interview and don’t forget it is as important as being ready for technical questions. If you don’t know what you really want for yourself or what is good for yourself who will care about this?

Good Question
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-question-brett-goffin/

3. Don’t Lie

We can think interviews are the process of selling yourself. So don’t lie for the short term success. You must take care about your personal brand. For example if you lie about your abilities you are not only deceiving your interviewer, but you are also running away from facing up with the problem.

Don't lie
https://medium.com/@lisamloeffler/dont-lie-c21fd51fb608

Yes, job interviews are scary, difficult, very open to surprise with unpredictable questions but it is just an interview. It is just a door to your next job.

But it is not the last door you can knock. Even if you failure at this one, keep going. Your next job and bright future is waiting you ahead. Just keep walking.

Eray Onler

Author: erayonler

Eray Onler is a researcher who have interest on data science, machine learning, deep learning, precision agriculture, Istanbul and travelling

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